Serenity - #1AGE00quotesscreencapsAir Date: December 20, 2002Written by: Joss WhedonDirected by: Joss Whedon
The crew of Serenity is eager to rid themselves of an easily traceable cargo they salvaged from a vessel adrift in space, totally unaware that a passenger has brought an even more dangerous cargo aboard.

The Train Job - #1AGE01quotesscreencapsAir Date: September 20, 2002Written by: Joss Whedon & Tim MinearDirected by: Joss Whedon
Mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of Alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of Paradiso.

Shindig - #1AGE03quotesscreencapsAir Date: November 1, 2002Written by: Jane EspensonDirected by: Vern Gillum
In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara leads to him being challenged in a swordfight in defense of her honor.

Safe - #1AGE04quotesscreencapsAir Date: November 8, 2002Written by: Drew Z. GreenbergDirected by: Michael Grossman
When Simon is kidnapped by a group of villagers in need of a doctor, Serenity is forced to make contact with an Alliance ship in order to seek medical help for the critically wounded Book.

Our Mrs. Reynolds - #1AGE05quotesscreencapsAir Date: October 4, 2002Written by: Joss WhedonDirected by: Vondie Curtis Hall
After a celebration in which the crew is honored for ridding a planet of a group of bandits, they return to Serenity to find a woman named Saffron who claims that Mal married her during the festivities.

Jaynestown - #1AGE06quotesscreencapsAir Date: October 18, 2002Written by: Ben EdlundDirected by: Marita Grabiak
When the crew returns to a planet where Jayne participated in a heist gone bad, they're shocked to discover that Jayne's past actions have turned him into a local hero of Robin Hood-like mythic proportions.

Out of Gas - #1AGE07quotesscreencapsAir Date: October 25, 2002Written by: Tim MinearDirected by: David Solomon
After an explosion leaves Serenity crippled, Mal orders everyone to abandon ship while he stays behind in an attempt to make repairs and reminisces how he found the ship and picked its crew.

Ariel - #1AGE08quotesscreencapsAir Date: November 15, 2002Written by: Jose MolinaDirected by: Allan Kroeker
Simon offers the crew a proposition: if they help him sneak River into a hospital so he can run tests on her, he'll tell them where to find medical supplies that will fetch an enormous price on the black market.

War Stories - #1AGE09quotesscreencapsAir Date: December 6, 2002Written by: Cheryl CainDirected by: James Contner
Wash regrets insisting he be allowed to accompany Mal on a mission after the two men are captured by Adelai Niska - the client who previously hired Mal to steal the medicine bound for Paradiso.

Trash - #1AGE12quotesscreencapsAir Date: Never AiredWritten by: Bed Edlund & Jose MolinaDirected by: James Contner
Mal is shocked to discover his old friend's new bride is Saffron who, although furious after Mal blows her cover, offers to cut Mal in on what she calls the perfect, big-time scam.

The Message - #1AGE13quotesscreencapsAir Date: Never AiredWritten by: Joss Whedon & Tim MinearDirected by: Tim Minear
While Jayne opens a mail package from his mother that contains a wool cap with ears and a pom-pom, Mal and Zoe open their package to discover the body of their old war buddy, Tracey.

Heart of Gold - #1AGE10quotesscreencapsAir Date: Never AiredWritten by: Brett MatthewsDirected by: Thomas J. Wright
The crew comes to the aid of a bordello when its madam, an old acquaintance of Inara's, asks for help after a gunslinger claims a prostitute's baby is his and he's taking because his wife is barren.